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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Lauzier (ranked 514 p4p, 811 weight class) and Fredrik White (ranked 68 p4p, 104 weight class). White has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Fredrik White told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Lauzier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredrik White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lauzier scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Lauzier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lauzier throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Lauzier swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
A little feinted left hand from Lauzier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Lauzier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lauzier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lauzier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Gabriel Lauzier has been cut.
White drives through and clinches with Lauzier against the cage.
White tries a knee to the head but Lauzier blocks it.
White tries a knee to the head but Lauzier blocks it.
Lauzier is trying to break free.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Lauzier avoids the damage to the body.
White told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lauzier is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White working Lauzier over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White misses with some punches.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lauzier looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Lauzier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lauzier.
Lauzier tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lauzier blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from White.
White misses with some punches.
Lauzier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
Lauzier manages to break the clinch.
Lauzier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White misses with a two punch combination.
A jab-cross combination lands for White and sends Lauzier crashing to the mat! White follows him down to the mat - Lauzier regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White wants to get back to his feet.
Lauzier missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lauzier, pushing him back against the cage.
White digs a right hand underneath Lauzier's ribcage. Lauzier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Lauzier.
A frustrated look appears on Lauzier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White tries to work over Lauzier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lauzier breaks the clinch.
Lauzier slips a jab and a cross from White.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lauzier dodges the punch combination from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzier lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
Lauzier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from White does no damage.
White closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gabriel Lauzier's cut is getting worse.
Fredrik White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauzier tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lauzier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Lauzier working hard to break the clinch.
White misses with a knee to the head.
Lauzier breaks from the clinch.
Lauzier loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Lauzier shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lauzier fails to land the takedown.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lauzier keeps the fight on the outside.
Lauzier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Lauzier tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lauzier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lauzier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lauzier misses with a looping left.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lauzier.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lauzier, pushing him back against the cage.
White lands an uppercut.
White working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
Lauzier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Lauzier's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White forces Lauzier back against the cage and clinches.
White is struggling to control the position.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
White effectively controlling the action here.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lauzier tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauzier tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lauzier backwards.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lauzier up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lauzier.
Lauzier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
White lands a nice elbow.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Lauzier avoids the damage to the body.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White lands a knee to the body.
Lauzier takes a shot to the head.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzier can't break the clinch.
White lands with a left to the head.
Gabriel Lauzier's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Lauzier is looking for a takedown.
White keeps control of Lauzier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White missing with knees to the body.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lauzier is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzier tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
White stalling in the clinch.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lauzier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lauzier is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White taking a breather.
White working aggressively here.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Lauzier blocking some punches.
Fredrik White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White lands an elbow that stopped Lauzier in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Gabriel Lauzier's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Lauzier's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fredrik White!
Fredrik White is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Fredrik White, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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